Jackman Avenue Public School

Welcome to Jackman Avenue Junior Public School

Community Consultation for Jackman Field of Dreams School Yard Enhancement Plan

June 15 at 7 PM

Grade 6 Graduation

June 28 at 6:30 PM

Upcoming Events for June

Coming up in June, we want to highlight a few events on the calendar.

June 13 – Track & Field City Finals at Birchmount Stadium

June 15 – Community Consultation for Jackman Field of Dreams plan at 7pm

June 20 – Jump Rope for Heart event

June 21 – Character Trait Assembly – Perseverance

June 21 - Final Pizza Lunch/Spirit Wear Day

June 22 - Teacher Appreciation Lunch

June 28 – Grade 6 Graduation in GPR 6:30 PM

June 29 – Term 2 Report Cards go home

June 29 – Grade 6 Appreciation Clap-Out 2:30 PM

June 29 – Last Day of School – Have a Great Summer!

June 30 – PA Day Staff Work on School Improvement Planning Next Year

Marvelous Month of May at Jackman!

We had a very busy month, with many
special events and so much great learning in our classrooms. From the Spring
Fair, to Track and Field, there were opportunities for our students to learn,
explore, achieve success, and have fun with friends and family.

Massey Hall Performance

The month began with our Junior Choir
participating in the 131st Annual TDSB Spring Concert at Massey
Hall. Our students participated as a part of the Mass Choir, singing several
songs alongside several other schools from across the city. The sounds of their
voices in unison filled our hearts and made us very proud of their hard work
and commitment as members of our Junior Choir.Special thanks to Ms. Lloyd for her hard work throughout the year with
the choir and to Ms. Singh for her ongoing support.

Track & Field

Our Track and Field Team, with lead
coaches Mr. Katsuras and Mr. Webbe, along with support from Mr. Uy,
participated in the South Area Qualifier Meet at Birchmount Stadium on May 4th.
It was a cool and rainy day, and our students persevered through the day to
demonstrate true Jackman Jaguar’s spirit and determination. Many of our
students succeeded in qualifying for individual and team events to be held at
the Conference Qualifier meet, Taking place on June 7th, with the
goal to make it to the City Finals on June 13th. Thank you to all of
our teachers who volunteered to coach individual events in preparation for the
meet. Way to go Jackman Jaguars!

Dance-A-Thon

Jackman’s Got Talent – talented
dancers, who shared their great moves at our first Dance-A-Thon on May 5th.
Professor Jamz brought a great collection of dance tunes and enchanting lights,
creating a space for creative movement by our students, while they had fun with
your friends and classmates. Even our staff got down and showed their dancing
skills! Thank you to our wonderful Parent Council for sponsoring the event, and
to Theodora Rowlands for organizing. A
very special thank you to all of our students and their families for their
donations to this fundraising initiative, it was a great success. Funds
collected will be used by the Parent Council to enhance programming at Jackman.

Enhancing Equity Ward Forum

On May 9th, Mr. Sullivan
and Ms. Papadopoulos attended the Enhancing Equity Ward Forum with our Parent
Council Equity Committee co-chairs, Astrid Jaques and Lisa Farun. Along with
all the schools in the ward, superintendents, and trustees, we engaged in a
discussion about Equity in the TDSB. Our goal at Jackman is to continue to
develop and deepen our practices at our school to create a safe and inclusive
school community, where all of our students and families have a sense of
belonging and wellness. From the TDSB Equity Foundation Statement, “(w)e believe that equity of opportunity, and equity of access to our
programs, services and resources are critical to the achievement of successful
outcomes for all those whom we serve, and for those who serve our school system
… The Board is therefore committed to ensuring that fairness, equity, and
inclusion are essential principles of our school system and are integrated into
all our policies, programs, operations, and practices.” With our
staff, we have established an Equity and Inclusive Schools Committee at Jackman
to facilitate our work in embedding the principles of Equity into our classroom
programs and all that we do at our school. The committee’s work will focus on
classroom practices, understanding our biases and the barriers faced by our students
and families, ensuring our resources reflect our diversity, supporting mental
health and well-being, developing student voice, and creating a welcoming
school environment. To learn more about the TDSB Equity Framework, please visit
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/AboutUs/Equity.aspx

School Improvement
Plan

On May 11th, our school Leadership Team met for the day to
develop our School Improvement Plan. We reflected on the professional learning
that has taken place over the year (implementing math journals, examining math
problem solving skills, a balanced math approach, and broadening our classroom
practices to further support learning skills and work habits with our
students), and mapped out a plan for next year to continue to our work to
provide excellence in teaching and learning. Our plan moving forward includes
our continued work in Math, as well as supporting our guided reading practices
(small group work in classrooms that support students’ use of reading and
comprehension strategies) and our work to embed Equity within our programs and
learning environment (build on our use of rich resources to create
opportunities for critical thinking around issues of social justice, supporting
student self-regulation, building our character trait program, and implementing
a mindfulness framework to support student well-being). The plan was shared
with staff, and they will spend professional learning time in June to work on
program planning for next year, focused on our School Improvement Plan. With
these steps in place, we will be best suited to identify the resources and
continued professional learning opportunities required to ensure our teaching
and learning goals achieve successful outcomes for our students.

Folk Fest

Jackman continued with its long tradition of participation in the Annual
TDSB FolkFest, held on May 16 at East York Collegiate Institute. Our students
practiced a wide range of folk dances, meeting weekly since January, with the
support and guidance of Mr. Selberg, Ms. Cheng,Ms. Csamer, and Ms. Maric-Jones. We thank our staff for all their
efforts and ongoing commitment to this fun and engaging extracurricular
activity. This special event, with many schools in participation, combines the
the joy of cultural dances, community performance, and expressions of dance and
movement for our students. The final number invited all the attending family
and friends to join in for a grand finale!

Grade 1-6 Concert
Series

Our Grades 1-6 Concert Series had their final arts concert of the year on
May 17. Students worked hard to learn the lyrics and choreography for their
classroom performance piece(s), and they were proud to perform in front of
family and friends. Our Junior Choir also performed their repertoire of songs
that they learned as a part of the Mass Choir at Massey Hall. It was a great
night in celebration of the arts. A special thanks to Ms. Lloyd, Ms. Singh, and
Mme. Smith for the work and organization.

Class Placements

As we begin the process of ending another successful year of learning
and growing together at Jackman, our teachers, along with Mr. Sullivan and Ms.
Papadopoulos, met to work through class placements for next year. This process
is done with great care and consideration, and each child is placed
thoughtfully within the school model (our make-up of grade classrooms at the
school) that was approved for next year. It is very important to note that
classroom placements are always subject to change due to enrollment changes and
staffing changes. Classroom placements will be shared on the Term 2 report
card, which will go home on the last day of school, June 29. We have a
wonderful team of dedicated professional educators at Jackman, and all of our
students will flourish in their classrooms as they engage in a new year of
learning with a new cohort of classmates next year. Please note that there can
be no changes to class placements at this time.

Primary and Junior
EQAO Assessments

Our students have completed their Primary and Junior EQAO Assessment
tasks. These tasks capture a snapshot of our students learning, and the results
are used to help guide our work as a school to focus our professional learning
and areas for improvement. Our school’s results are shared by EQAO in
September, and we will be presenting these in an evening event in the early
part of the new school year. If your child participated in completing these
assessments, individual results will be sent home in October. For more
information about EQAO and these assessments, please visit www.eqao.com.

Welcome to
Kindergarten

We welcomed our newest students to Jackman on May 25th at our
evening Welcome to Kindergarten Information session. We currently have 90 new
Junior Kindergarten students joining us next year, and we presented information
to help families prepare for the transition to Full Day Kindergarten at Jackman
and how to establish school routines to set up our littlest learners for a
great start to their journey as learners in school!It was a wonderful opportunity to meet our
new students and families, and we are very excited to having them join us in
September. Classroom assignments for our new JKs will be sent home at the end
of June.

Spring Fair

We had another great Jackman Spring Fair on May 27th. The
weather cooperated and we avoided the rain to make for a fun day for students
and families. There were bouncy castles, zorba balls, tasty food, baked goods,
a dunk tank, zoocanicals, carnival games, used toy an book sale, fresh
lemonade, popcorn and cotton candy, a parent café lounge, a talent show, music,
karaoke, photo booth, games, face painting and a great crowd of students and
families having fun. Thank you t our wonderful Parent Council and the
Fundraising Committee for all their hard work and organization to put together
the great day and raise funds for future school program enhancement
initiatives. A huge thank you to all of the parent volunteers who worked
tirelessly to pull it all together – it was a super fun day; Liz West , Paola
Gomez, Nahuel Arruda-Starzenski, Sara O'Neill, Maria Voutsinas, Theodora
Rowlands, Jen Proos, Lisa Farun , Astrid Jacques,Jeannine Bourgon, Lisa Milne , Angela Pyle, Jeremy
Gibbs, Melanie Carino, Daryl Watson, Cissy Ho, Deirdre Fernandes, Chris
Robertson.

Bike to School Week

What a great week for biking. We participated in the Bike to School week
with great success. Many of our students were able to get out on their bike,
scooter, skateboard, or walk to school to make a positive impact of our
environment and support physical activity. Thank you to our Eco Team of
students and staff who put the week together, with special thanks to Mr.
Cressman, Ms. Csamer, and Mme. Pace for coordinating all the fun and
encouraging activities.

Kindergarten Concert

What a show! Our Junior and Senior Kindergarten students performed to a
packed house at our end-of-year Kindergarten Arts Concert, held on May 31 in
our GPR. The show, filled with song, dance, and musicality, was a joyous celebration
filled with pride and accomplishment. We are so proud of all our students, and
the work they have done to prepare for the concert and their year of learning.
A very special thank you to all of our teachers and early childhood educators
who worked hard to put together the great student performances and to Ms. Singh
for assisting.

Volunteer Tea

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our wonderful parent and family
volunteers who gave their time, expertise, and support throughout the school
year. We celebrated our volunteers at our annual Volunteer Tea on June 1st.
So many volunteers gave in so many ways; with our monthly Pizza Lunches, our
PALS reading program, sharing your knowledge and experiences with our students
in classrooms, assisting at special events, supporting field trips, setting up
Movie Nights, participating on our Parent Council, sifting through and
organizing the Lost and Found, making maple syrup, baking treats and chili,
organizing fundraisers, harvest festivals and fun fairs, and helping out in so
many ways. We simply couldn’t do all the great things that happen that make
Jackman a great place to learn and grow for our students without you. You are
invaluable in all that you do to make Jackman great! Sincerest thanks on behalf
of all the staff and students at Jackman.

Pizza Lunch Dates 2016/17

Our final Pizza Lunch of the year on June 21. Remember to wear your Spirit Wear or Spirit colours (gold and black) on Pizza Lunch Days!

Upcoming Events

June 7 - South Area Track & Field Meet

June 9 - PA Day (no classes)

June 12 - Grade 6 Group Graduation Photo

June 13 - City Finals Track & Field

June 21 - Pizza Lunch/Spirit Wear Day

June 21 - Character Trait Assembly for Perseverance

June 29 - Last Day of School Assembly

June 29 - Term 2 Report Cards Go Home

June 29 - Last Day of School for Students

June 30 - PA Day

Join School Council!

Our school is looking for parent volunteers to join our Parent School Council. Help make a difference at your child's school. Join us at the next School Council meeting.